The Arcane Tower pt. 8

I glanced at Nathan, "Tomorrow? Do you not have anything planned?"

"I have but I can make time to accompany you," he suggested.

What a nice brother…

"There is no need, really. I can come here alone so then you can do your duties without worrying about me," I told him this and pried myself off of the soft couch.

It's already enough that he spent his day off with me today, for him to accompany me to the archives to read. When he could just stay at home and rest.

"Are you sure?" Nathan pressed on with a troubled expression on his face.

I chuckled at his expense.

"Silly brother. Of course, I'm sure. You don't have to accompany me everywhere and worry about me all the time. You also don't have to neglect your responsibilities for me, you know," I remarked. "I'm almost twenty. I'm an adult now."

Nathan frowned, "But you're a--"

He was about to say something but he then stopped midway, zipping his mouth shut in an instant.